PM warns of legal action against rumour mongers
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said any party associating him and the government with a nonexistent casino project in Forest City will face legal action.
Describing those behind the allegation as politically bankrupt, Anwar said in this matter, His Majesty the King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim had never broached the idea of gambling in Forest City.
“His Majesty has never mentioned to me any interest in organising gambling there. So, where did it (allegation) come from? From all these bad people.
“They should be the ones replacing me at my cell in Sungai Buloh (prison),” he said at the 2024 Labour Day celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre yesterday.
Anwar reminded such individuals that they are free to criticise the government but not the royal institution.
“You offend the Rulers, and the Rulers are a national institution we respect and uphold, as stated in the Constitution.
“We have a monarchy system. It cannot be treated like politicians, attacked at will. This is definitely not permissible,” he said.
Anwar raised the matter because certain individuals have been making accusations and spreading slander regarding the baseless casino issue.
An international news agency quoted sources claiming that Malaysia was negotiating with several tycoons to establish a casino there and that Anwar met Berjaya Corp founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay from the Genting Group last week.
The report also claimed representatives of Sultan Ibrahim and other senior government officials were present at the meeting.
The report alleged that discussions on the casino project were at the preliminary stage.